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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cai Chi (ranked 1882 p4p, 24393 weight class) and Carlito Montenegro (ranked 44 p4p, 128 weight class). Montenegro has chosen Long After You’re Gone as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cai Chi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlito Montenegro!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chi lands a slapping body shot.
Chi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Montenegro to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chi working a defensive guard but Montenegro passes into half guard.
Montenegro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Montenegro lands a nice short elbow.
Montenegro lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montenegro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chi defending well though.
Montenegro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chi defending well though.
Chi is looking for a sweep. Montenegro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montenegro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Montenegro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chi is trying is best to control the position here.
Montenegro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Montenegro scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chi tries to get to full guard but Montenegro has control of the leg.
Montenegro has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Chi works to full guard.
Montenegro throws a strike but Chi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Montenegro wants to stand up but Chi is controlling him.
Chi throws a big right hand that misses.
Montenegro wants to stand but Chi is controlling the position.
Montenegro is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Chi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chi is looking to work some ground and pound but Montenegro has wrist control.
Chi wants to control from the top but Montenegro keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Montenegro tries to clinch up
and Chi counters with a nice body shot.
Montenegro darts in trying to clinch
and Chi counters with a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlito Montenegro will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Montenegro tries to clinch but Chi moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Chi misses the target.
Montenegro shoots in for a double leg but Chi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Montenegro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chi throws a big counter combination but Montenegro scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Montenegro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Montenegro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montenegro moves in looking to clinch but Chi pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montenegro misses with a left hand
and Chi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Montenegro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chi but Chi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cai Chi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlito Montenegro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montenegro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Montenegro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Montenegro breaks from the clinch.
Montenegro lands an overhand right.
Cai Chi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Montenegro tries to close the distance and clinch but Chi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montenegro tries to close the distance and clinch but Chi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chi is looking to counter punch.
Montenegro tries to clinch
and Chi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Chi to counter with a crisp jab.
Montenegro moves in looking to clinch but Chi pushes him off.
Chi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Montenegro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chi counters with a stiff right hand.
Montenegro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Montenegro is looking to clinch.
Chi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro fails in his attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Chi misses its target.
Montenegro misses with a takedown
and Chi counters with a one-two to the body.
Chi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Montenegro gets a clinch.
Montenegro tries to score a body lock takedown but Chi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Montenegro wants a takedown but no success here.
Chi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Montenegro has hold of one of Chi's legs. Chi is fighting the takedown attempt but Montenegro gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Chi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Montenegro manages to get himself to full guard.
Chi postures up in Montenegro's guard and throws a big left but Montenegro blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi throwing strikes from guard but Montenegro blocks nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montenegro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chi tries to free his leg and advance position but Montenegro is retaining full guard.
Chi looking to sit in guard and control but Montenegro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Montenegro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Montenegro wants to pass the guard but Chi is keeping the position.
Montenegro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cai Chi dominated that second round.
That's time! Chi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Montenegro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chi is looking to counter punch.
Chi keeps the fight on the outside.
Chi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Montenegro misses with a hook.
Montenegro is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montenegro clinches with his opponent.
Montenegro is trying to drag Chi to the mat but Chi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chi is pressed up against the cage. Montenegro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chi down to the mat. Chi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montenegro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Montenegro has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Chi is trying to keep an underhook but Montenegro manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Montenegro throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Chi to regain full guard.
Chi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Montenegro passes into half guard.
Chi wants to improve his position but Montenegro is controlling well.
Montenegro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Montenegro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Montenegro.
Chi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Montenegro with the ground and pound but Chi uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Chi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chi tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro connects with a couple of short punches.
Montenegro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Montenegro lands a couple of digs.
 Chi is rocked!
Chi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Montenegro advances to half guard.
Montenegro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Montenegro scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Montenegro is working away from the top position though.
Montenegro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Montenegro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oh Chi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Montenegro looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Montenegro lands a big elbow - Chi is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Montenegro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlito Montenegro!
An out of breath Carlito Montenegro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Yonic (ranked 2932 p4p, 4187 weight class) and Joey Kebab (ranked 74 p4p, 88 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominick Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Kebab!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kebab wants to slow Yonic down by chopping away at his legs.
Yonic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yonic blocks a jab.
Kebab thumps Yonic with a low kick.
Yonic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kebab lands a jab to the head.
Yonic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kebab.
Kebab lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yonic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kebab connects with a nice looking jab.
Kebab stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yonic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice jab there from Kebab.
Kebab throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yonic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joey Kebab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kebab is looking to slow Yonic down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kebab lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kebab digs a good body shot into Yonic's ribs.
Kebab misses with a shot to the body
and Yonic counters with a stiff right hand.
Kebab has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kebab throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yonic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kebab moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kebab misses with a low kick.
Kebab pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kebab misses with a low kick.
Yonic scoring well with a low kick there.
Kebab avoids the head kick by Yonic.
Yonic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kebab fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kebab lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yonic throws a jab but it's blocked by Kebab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kebab throws a right hand that misses
and Yonic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yonic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kebab connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yonic scrambles back to his feet.
Kebab looks to throw the jab but Yonic is out of range.
Kebab misses with a body kick.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yonic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kebab scores with a nice body kick.
Yonic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kebab turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yonic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kebab.
Kebab scores with a jab to the body.
Kebab throws out a loose jab but Yonic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kebab is looking to slow Yonic down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic throws a jab but it's blocked by Kebab.
Kebab looks to land a right hand but Yonic moved out of range.
Kebab waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yonic.
Yonic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yonic tries a head kick but it misses.
Yonic walks into a straight right hand from Kebab.
Kebab scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yonic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kebab counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kebab fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kebab tries a head kick but it misses.
Yonic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kebab can pounce on him.
Kebab keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kebab appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Yonic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yonic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That kick from Kebab tenderised Yonic's leg. Yonic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kebab looks to land a body kick but Yonic moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Yonic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kebab takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kebab misses with an uppercut
and Yonic counters with a straight right hand.
Kebab scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kebab scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yonic throws a right hand that misses
and Kebab counters with an inside leg kick.
Yonic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yonic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yonic misses with a looping right.
A nice leg kick from Kebab, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kebab is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yonic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Yonic just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Kebab dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yonic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kebab moves away.
Yonic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kebab in his tracks.
Kebab takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
 Kebab is rocked!
Kebab throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yonic moves away from the strike by Kebab.
Kebab lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kebab has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kebab crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yonic - the referee stops the clock and Kebab gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yonic. Kebab manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yonic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Kebab as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kebab scores with a jab to the body.
Yonic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kebab throws a leg kick
and Yonic counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yonic slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kebab tries to land a front kick but Yonic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yonic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kebab misses with a hook. Yonic ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Kebab throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yonic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kebab is still on wobbly legs! Can Yonic finish him?
Yonic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kebab at a distance.
Kebab seems to have recovered his senses.
Joey Kebab seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kebab comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A good leg kick by Kebab.
Kebab misses with an uppercut
and Yonic makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kebab really felt that one!
Kebab fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yonic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kebab throws a leg kick
and Yonic counters with a good, hard body kick but Kebab shrugs it off.
Kebab is breathing heavily.
Kebab scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yonic staying out of range there.
Yonic throwing a counter right hand but Kebab manages to avoid it.
Yonic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kebab keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yonic has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kebab scores with a spinning back kick!
Kebab fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yonic.
Kebab's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yonic under the eye.
Kebab thumps Yonic with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kebab.
Kebab throws the left hand but Yonic avoids the punch easily.
Yonic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yonic throws out a leg kick but Kebab moves out of range and Yonic only half commits.
Kebab throws a counter combo.
Kebab throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kebab chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yonic can pounce on him.
A bone on bone clash there as Kebab blocks the leg kick.
Kebab tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice straight punches there by Kebab. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kebab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kebab motions for Yonic to come forward. Kebab throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kebab scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yonic doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab from Kebab.
Yonic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kebab throws a hook but Yonic blocks it.
Kebab misses with the body kick
and Yonic counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Kebab.
Kebab throws out a counter right but Yonic avoids it with no problem.
Yonic misses with a straight left.
Kebab throws a wild body kick that Yonic sees coming a mile off.
Yonic jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kebab fakes the leg kick and cracks Yonic in the body.
Kebab connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yonic misses with a kick to the body.
Yonic will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kebab can pounce on him.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Yonic might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That kick from Kebab tenderised Yonic's leg. Yonic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yonic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kebab connects with a leg kick.
Yonic slips a straight right by Kebab.
A quick step to the side and Yonic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kebab lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kebab moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yonic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kebab.
Kebab with the inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kebab. That's going to slow Yonic down.
Yonic is looking to land body kicks.
Kebab lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kebab misses with a kick to the body
and Yonic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Kebab showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Yonic misses with a jab to the body
and Kebab counters with a thumping low kick.
Yonic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kebab dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yonic. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kebab.
Kebab lands a leg kick that knocks Yonic off balance momentarily.
Yonic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kebab connects with an inside leg kick.
Kebab swings widly with a right hand
and Yonic counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kebab! Yonic lets Kebab back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yonic misses with a kick to the body.
Yonic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yonic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kebab to score with a decent uppercut.
Yonic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kebab darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kebab throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kebab connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Yonic misses the target.
Kebab ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kebab moves out of range of the strikes.
Kebab thumps Yonic with a low kick.
Kebab keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yonic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kebab uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yonic has time to react.
Kebab throws a lazy uppercut
and Yonic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kebab rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yonic counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kebab! Yonic lets Kebab back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kebab misses with a right hand
and Yonic counters with a huge left! Kebab is in big trouble! He's backing up but Yonic isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Kebab from any more damage. A dominating finish by Yonic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominick Yonic!
During a confident post fight interview, Dominick Yonic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Booger Magee (ranked 3467 p4p, 3789 weight class) and Imka Herzog (ranked 79 p4p, 140 weight class). Magee is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. The key to victory for Booger Magee has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Booger Magee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Imka Herzog !
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Hemmingworth and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herzog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magee moves away.
Magee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Magee is breathing heavily.
Herzog with a hook.
 It looks like Booger Magee has been cut.
Herzog looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Herzog throws a body punch but Magee moves out of range.
Herzog lands a big right hand that sends Magee crashing to the mat! Herzog stays standing though and waves Magee back to his feet!
Magee is rocked!
Herzog has managed to clinch.
Oh Magee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Herzog - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Herzog creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Magee with a big uppercut! Magee tries to clinch up but Herzog pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Magee to the mat! Magee covers up and Herzog unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Imka Herzog !
In defeat, Booger Magee stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ouchie.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sinun Blacktoe (ranked 2691 p4p, 2435 weight class) and Generic Jobber (ranked 92 p4p, 61 weight class). Generic Jobber will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinun Blacktoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Generic Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blacktoe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blacktoe is working for takedown but Jobber is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blacktoe wants to take the fight to the mat but Jobber manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Blacktoe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jobber gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sinun Blacktoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blacktoe gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Blacktoe keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Blacktoe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jobber is looking to get back to full guard here but Blacktoe has managed to pass to side control instead.
You can see the frustration on Jobber's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jobber takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Check out the look on Blacktoe's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Blacktoe looks up at the clock and then as Jobber takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Blacktoe smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blacktoe cracks Jobber with a big elbow.
Blacktoe cracks Jobber with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jobber tries to improve position but can't.
Jobber looks winded!
Blacktoe lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jobber is rocked!
A big shot lands for Blacktoe! That's hurt Jobber! Will he recover? Blacktoe fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sinun Blacktoe!
After winning the bout, Sinun Blacktoe thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Gatsby (ranked 2783 p4p, 3594 weight class) and Alphonse Creele (ranked 70 p4p, 81 weight class). Gatsby comes to the cage accompanied by Yung n Bootyfull. Gatsby has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Gatsby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alphonse Creele!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ron Honeybunn and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Creele.
Creele lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gatsby is breathing heavily.
Gatsby shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Creele counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Jay Gatsby has been cut.
Creele connects with the punch.
Gatsby tries for a takedown but Creele circles away easily
and Creele counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gatsby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Creele.
Creele has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gatsby fails with the takedown
and Creele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Gatsby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Creele cracks Gatsby with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Gatsby tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Creele pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Gatsby is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alphonse Creele!
Our winner, Alphonse Creele, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Jay Gatsby was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry Daisy.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Android Drago (ranked 5839 p4p, 860 weight class) and Kwame Nti (ranked 175 p4p, 12 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Android Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kwame Nti!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Hemmingworth and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago misses with a left hand
enabling Nti to counter with a crisp jab.
Drago scores with a push kick.
Nti connects with a right hand. Drago shakes it off.
Drago shoots in but Nti avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drago walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drago's head.
Android Drago's cut is getting worse.
Drago with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nti counters with a right hand that sends Drago tumbling to the canvas! Can Nti finish him? He dives into Drago's guard looking to do just that!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nti is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Drago is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nti is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti stopping the sweep attempt from Drago.
Nti controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Drago looking for a sweep. Not yet Drago, not yet.
Nti controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drago fails with the takedown
and Nti counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Android Drago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Nti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Android Drago's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nti moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Drago goes down! Can Nti finish him!?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nti showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drago. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nti stopping the sweep attempt from Drago.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Drago is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice cross by Nti.
Jeez, Android Drago's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Android Drago's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kwame Nti!
Kwame Nti was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moose McKinley (ranked 1777 p4p, 1518 weight class) and Vinny Cotroni (ranked 40 p4p, 58 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moose McKinley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinny Cotroni!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotroni takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cotroni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McKinley feinted with a counter takedown.
A big left from Cotroni misses.
Cotroni gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McKinley.
McKinley lands with a hook. Cotroni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cotroni walks into a left hand.
Cotroni takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McKinley connects with a body shot that sends Cotroni's belly button to the back.
McKinley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cotroni counters with a nice right hand that sends McKinley toppling to the canvas! McKinley scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cotroni finish him?!
It looks like Moose McKinley has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. McKinley catches Cotroni right on the button with a cross.
Cotroni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McKinley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by McKinley.
Some wild striking there from McKinley.
Danga de danga de dang - McKinley scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinley misses with a two punch combination.
McKinley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McKinley cracks a nice hook into Cotroni's ribs.
Cotroni misses with a hook. McKinley ducked under it nicely.
McKinley misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Cotroni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cotroni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McKinley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cotroni.
Moose McKinley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKinley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from McKinley finds it's target.
McKinley scores with a jab to the body.
McKinley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McKinley misses with a takedown
and Cotroni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKinley lands with a cross.
McKinley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cotroni's head.
Cotroni throws a big shot that misses.
McKinley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cotroni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McKinley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McKinley misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by McKinley - just one landing.
McKinley catches Cotroni with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McKinley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McKinley throws out a powerful jab.
McKinley cracks a nice hook into Cotroni's ribs.
McKinley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jab, jab by McKinley - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinley misses with a shot to the body
enabling Cotroni to counter with a crisp jab.
McKinley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cotroni throws out a counter right but McKinley avoids it with no problem.
McKinley defending well as Cotroni loads up on a big left hand.
Cotroni misses with a looping left.
Cotroni doesn't manage to clinch there - McKinley circles away.
McKinley tries to counter with a takedown but Cotroni is quick to defend against it.
McKinley works Cotroni's body with a nice hook.
McKinley throws a series of strikes that have Cotroni backpedaling.
McKinley takes a swing at Cotroni's ribcage but misses.
McKinley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McKinley throws a looping overhand right but Cotroni ducks down to avoid it.
McKinley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotroni manages to avoid it.
Cotroni throws a jab but it's blocked by McKinley.
The fighters circling - Cotroni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKinley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cotroni on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cotroni clinches up with McKinley and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cotroni.
McKinley wants to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cotroni lands a nice shot to the body.
McKinley managing to block the knees to the body from Cotroni.
Cotroni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McKinley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cotroni defends it nicely.
Cotroni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cotroni throws an overhand right that drops McKinley like a sack of potatoes! Cotroni dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinny Cotroni!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Tungsten (ranked 1015 p4p, 2562 weight class) and Liam Reem (ranked 15 p4p, 64 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tungsten might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cover of The Rolling Stone by Dr. Hook. Reem comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Daft Punk - Robot Rock kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terry Tungsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Reem!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tungsten throws out a loose jab but Reem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reem has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A low kick lands for Reem.
Tungsten comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tungsten takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tungsten looks to score with a jab to the body but Reem is just out of range.
Tungsten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reem manages to avoid it.
Tungsten swings for the body but Reem moves out of range.
Reem tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tungsten swings for the body but Reem moves out of range.
Tungsten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tungsten has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rough House in the buildup to the fight.
Reem thumps Tungsten with a low kick.
Reem slips under a jab from Tungsten.
Tungsten looks to throw the jab but Reem is out of range.
Terry Tungsten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tungsten throws a hook but Reem blocks it.
Reem tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tungsten comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tungsten connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Tungsten does it's job there.
Tungsten looks to score with a jab to the body but Reem is just out of range.
Reem tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tungsten with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tungsten avoids the head kick by Reem.
Reem ducks right into an uppercut from Tungsten.
Tungsten misses the jab.
Tungsten digs a good hook to Reem's body.
Reem walks into a stiff left hand from Tungsten.
Tungsten misses the jab.
Reem wants to counter the offense by Tungsten and move into the clinch position.
Tungsten lands an overhand right.
Tungsten on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reem. Reem obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tungsten lands a big uppercut and Reem crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Reem looks OK. Tungsten waves Reem back to his feet!
Reem is rocked!
Tungsten comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reem looks winded!
Tungsten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reem was well out of range. Poor timing from Tungsten.
Reem throws a wild body kick that Tungsten sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tungsten misses with a straight left.
Reem wants to counter the offense by Tungsten and move into the clinch position.
Reem throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tungsten lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Reem falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Terry Tungsten!
Terry Tungsten seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Axel Montenegro (ranked 915 p4p, 832 weight class) and Barry Goldberg (ranked 13 p4p, 32 weight class). Montenegro kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Battle. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axel Montenegro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg has Montenegro up against the cage in a clinch.
Montenegro goes for a takedown attempt but Goldberg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Goldberg gets a clinch.
Montenegro dodges an elbow strike from Goldberg.
Goldberg is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Goldberg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Goldberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montenegro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Goldberg stops a takedown attempt from Montenegro.
I was talking to Montenegro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Axel Montenegro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montenegro turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Montenegro manages to end up in side control.
Goldberg is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Montenegro is controlling him well.
Goldberg is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldberg is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Montenegro has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Goldberg is trying to get back to his feet.
Montenegro is putting a hurting on Goldberg here, landing some big shots from side control.
Montenegro fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Goldberg wants to get back to his feet but Montenegro drags him back down.
Montenegro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Montenegro landing strikes.
Goldberg is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Montenegro scoring with punches and elbows.
Goldberg wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Montenegro scoring with punches and elbows.
Goldberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Montenegro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro prevents Goldberg from escaping the position.
Goldberg bucks up and tries to throw Montenegro off but instead Montenegro has got his back!
Goldberg trying to get back to his feet but Montenegro is in full control for now.
Montenegro throwing damaging strikes from the back! Goldberg could be in trouble here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg is trying to get back to his feet but Montenegro has full control of the position and if anything, Goldberg has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Goldberg covers up after that shot from Montenegro.
Goldberg trying to get back to his feet but Montenegro is in full control for now.
Montenegro lands shots to the head and Goldberg turtles up! The ref has seen enough and stops the fight! This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axel Montenegro!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 805 p4p, 2252 weight class) and Nikita Yashin (ranked 11 p4p, 56 weight class). Abdullah Zaire has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nikita Yashin!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ron Honeybunn and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yashin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zaire.
Zaire closes the distance but Yashin moves to the side
and Yashin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zaire changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yashin tries to avoid it but Zaire manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yashin to the ground. Yashin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zaire looks to clinch
and Yashin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yashin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zaire misses with a takedown
and Yashin counters with a nice uppercut.
Zaire is rocked!
Zaire takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zaire misses with a takedown
and Yashin counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikita Yashin!
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